A man arrives at the bakers on a bicycle with a barrow before the handlebars. It is a large and wide barrow sitting on top of a tiny front wheel. He pulls down a heavy two pronged stand, with one metal prong on either side of the barrow.
His two small children climb out of the barrow, from the distance see that there are seats inside the barrow.
One of the older men at one of the tables starts to ask intelligent questions about the stability of the whole construction. Listen to an exchange, a discussion of vehicular length contra cornering ability and, of course, general stability. The two children happily join the queue, leaving their father to chat. It is a strange thing, there have been several bicycles of this type to be seen in Landshut lately. It may be a fashion. Wonder about the width of cycling paths and the difficulty of two way traffic.
Stand in the queue, the person in front has made his decisions and his choices, and the man in front of the man in front has paid and the woman serving him is free.
Ask for three croissants and three bread rolls.
Pay.
Go home.
Unpack the paper bag.
Three croissants and two bread rolls. The woman misunderstood.
Oh well, just one croissant for breakfast, no bread roll, but have an extra cup of coffee.
Think of the small children being driven about the place in a barrow.
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